>Also, I'm working on a tracker board that'll plug in to the Alinco DR-135T
>in place of the optional TNC. Initially it'll at least do all the normal
>tracking stuff, including SmartBeaconing, but it's also going to be receive
>capable and will eventually be capable of sending station locations as
>waypoints to an external GPS. Alinco sells their TNC for over $100 (the
I'd be interested.. something 'all in one' but way less pricey than the
D700. Would it be possible that your proposed board would/ could do KISS
"right" with enough buffer to be useful?
IE "normal":
Radio/your board/gps, feed posits as weighpoints.
PC in vehicle:
Radio/your board/ tnc goes to laptop, gps goes to laptop, put
tnc in KISS mode for max compatability with all the aprs apps.
3rd mode: Digi? Smart digi? Support widen-n by default, let user add others
for special events? But if I put it in DIGI mode instant fill in digi and
it works for all the trackers runing wide2-2 ??
e
>radio itself sells for about $169), and it only functions as a dumb tracker.
>Granted, it's also a 9600 baud TNC, but for those who don't need high speed
>data, I think a smarter tracker for somewhere around half the price would be
>useful.
>
>If you're interested in such a device, please let me know off-list. I'm
>just trying to get a feel for how many people might be able to use it, and
>what volume I need to produce.
>
>73,
>
>Scott, N1VG
>http://n1vg.net/opentracker
>
>
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